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遗珥坠簪 — “Lose earrings, drop hairpins”

遗珥坠簪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a joyful gathering or feast where guests are so unrestrained and engrossed that they might inadvertently lose their accessories like earrings and hairpins; to revel without formality”. Literally, “lose earrings, drop hairpins”.

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遗珥坠簪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

遗珥坠簪 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
遗
yí12to leave behind or lose
珥
ěr10earring or ear-like adornment
坠
zhuì7fall, drop, or sink
簪
zān18hairpin or to wear a hairpin

Example Sentence with 遗珥坠簪

那晚的宴席,大家推杯换盏,谈笑风生,真是遗珥坠簪,尽兴而归。
At that evening's banquet, everyone exchanged toasts and chatted animatedly, truly reveling without formality, and returned thoroughly content.

Idioms Related to 遗珥坠簪

Synonyms of 遗珥坠簪

  • yí遗ěr珥duò堕zān簪uninhibited revelry
  • yí遗zān簪duò堕ěr珥unrestrained revelry and joyous feasting

More idioms starting with 遗

  • yí遗shì世wàng忘lěi累live in seclusion, detached from worldly concerns
  • yí遗shì世bá拔sú俗transcend worldly concerns
  • yí遗shì世dú独lì立live in seclusion, detached from the world
  • yí遗shì世jué绝sú俗renounce the world and live secluded
  • yí遗shì世yuè越sú俗transcend the mundane world
  • yí遗xiū休yú余liè烈enduring legacy of virtues and achievements
  • yí遗sú俗jué绝chén尘transcend worldly customs and live reclusive
  • yí遗huá华fǎn反zhì质abandon splendor, revert to plainness
  • yí遗míng名qù去lì利abandon fame and relinquish gain
  • yí遗shěn哂dà大fāng方make a fool of oneself before an expert
  • yí遗shēng声yú余jià价posthumous renown and legacy
  • yí遗shēng声zhuì坠xù绪a dying artistic or cultural tradition

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Questions about 遗珥坠簪

What does 遗珥坠簪 mean?

遗珥坠簪 (yí ěr zhuì zān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a joyful gathering or feast where guests are so unrestrained and engrossed that they might inadvertently lose their accessories like earrings and hairpins; to revel without formality”.

How do you pronounce 遗珥坠簪?

遗珥坠簪 is pronounced yí ěr zhuì zān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 遗珥坠簪 literally mean?

Literally, 遗珥坠簪 means “lose earrings, drop hairpins”. It is used to mean “to describe a joyful gathering or feast where guests are so unrestrained and engrossed that they might inadvertently lose their accessories like earrings and hairpins; to revel without formality”.

What is the Chinese definition of 遗珥坠簪?

形容欢饮而不拘形迹。同“遗簪堕珥”。

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